Principal ASIC Physical Design Lead (RTL to GDSII)

Nalys Group; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nalys Group is seeking a Principal Physical Design Engineer for a major semiconductor client in Belgium. You will own the physical implementation from RTL to GDSII, focusing on floor planning, placing and routing, clock tree synthesis, and STA, while driving low-power strategies and automation improvements.

You will mentor engineers, lead design methodologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality outcomes for next-generation SoC and IP blocks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of ASIC physical design experience.
• Proven tape-out experience on advanced process nodes.
• Strong scripting in Tcl/Perl/Python to automate flows.
• Deep knowledge of DFM and STA constraints.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the physical implementation—from RTL to GDSII.
• Lead floorplanning, placement, routing, clock tree synthesis, and STA.
• Develop low-power strategies including gating and multi-voltage designs.
• Drive tooling and methodologies to boost efficiency.
• Collaborate with architecture and verification teams and mentor engineers.

Skills

ASIC physical design

Floor planning

Place & route

Clock tree synthesis

Static timing analysis

Scripting: Tcl/Perl/Python

Mentoring

Team leadership

Power/DFM

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronics

Tools

Cadence Innovus/Tempus

Synopsys Fusion Compiler/PrimeTime

Ansys RedHawk/PathFinder

Job description

Nalys Group is seeking a Principal Physical Design Engineer for a major semiconductor client in Belgium. You will own the physical implementation from RTL to GDSII, focusing on floor planning, placing and routing, clock tree synthesis, and STA, while driving low-power strategies and automation improvements.

You will mentor engineers, lead design methodologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality outcomes for next-generation SoC and IP blocks.